Great Storage Idea-although a little “unconventional”

or (another title) “Using what works best, even if it is a little strange!” Reading a knitting blog this evening I came upon, what I thought, was a great idea for storing circular needles, stitch markers, and all those smaller items. The blog site is:

http://wishiwasknitting.blogspot.com

and the particular post is:

Thurs., Aug. 14, 2008.

The item featured is a “Worm Binder”…WAIT! Don’t freak here! It’s a great little waterproof, zippered notebook with lots of pockets, pouches, etc. It’s found at Bass Pro Shops; after googling their site, these little binders come in several sizes and (what I thought) quite reasonable prices.

See what you think about this!

Hugs;

Pammie

Quick tip if you’re ever without a ruler

Just learned a great tip if you’re ever in need of a ruler and don’t have one on hand-a dollar bill is exactly 6 inches long; if you fold it into 6 sections (lengthwise) you will have a 6-inch ruler!

Kathie’s Projects

At our last meeting I wore my “Jaywalker Socks“.   They are knit from the cuff down.  I would rather knit socks from the toe up but started out trying to follow the instructions.  They are made with Felici yarn from KnitPicks.  Love the feel of this inexpensive sock yarn.  The color is “Mixed Berries”.  I don’t know why I can’t leave a sock pattern alone but I don’t care to make heel flaps.  For this sock I used the “Peasant Heel”.   It is made the same as a toe when making a toe-up sock.

  

 

I am currently knitting the “Rona Shawl” from KnitPicks using their “Bare” lace weight yarn.  The pattern can be downloaded for a $1.29.  I’m on round 108 (out of 158).  It is knit from the center out and there are now 500 stitches on my needles (though the picture was taken at an earlier stage).  This is not a “Knit Night” project as I need to concentrate on this one.

My “Knit Night” project is a pair of footies made with “Tofutsies” yarn.  I haven’t taken its photo yet and there is a goodly thunderstorm arriving so will blog about that later.

More Knitting Videos!

http://www.youtube.com/user/theknitwitch

Just ran into this site today which has a variety of knitting demo videos for your viewing pleasure! For example, here are some of the video titles:

“Twisted German Cast-on”

“Measuring Gauge”

“Backwards Knitting”

“Turning a Heel with Short Row”

“Magic Loop”

“SSK (Slip, Slip, Knit)” …..”S1,K1, PSSO (Slip one, Knit one, Pass slipped stitch over)

“K1f&b” (Knit one front and back)

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There are 29 videos in all, a large variety of demos; Enjoy!

Pam L.

Make-Your-Own Stitchmarkers Tutorial

Just ran into a very simple, ‘easy to follow’ tutorial for making your own stitchmarkers. Thought you might find it interesting:

http://www.wormspit.com/stitchmarkers.htm

Pam

A Very Interesting Site

This is a ‘how-to’ site; in particular, the segment on knitting:

http://www.wikihow.com/Category:Knitting

Under this heading are such articles as: “Knit a Teapot Cosy”, “Knit a Bag From Plastic Bags”, “Knit a Blanket in Less Than 48 Hours”, “Making Stitch Markers”, “Organizing Your Knitting Supplies”, “Repairing a Moth Hole”, “Making a Needle Roll-up” and many more. I found it fun just perusing all the various titles in this segment; there is also one for Crochet; Enjoy!

Pam L.

Great Needle Storage Ideas

Just visited this site and thought it would be good to post on our site:

http://www.homesteadblogger.com/oldhomeplace

She has some good ideas for pattern & needle storage.

Pam L.

Site for Locating Yarn Shops

Just ran across this:

http://www.dailyknitter.com/shops.html

You can type in a state, city or zip code and locate (LYS) Local Yarn Shops

Knitting Help Sites

These are wonderful sites, with ‘hands-on’ videos that explain those little details you might need when you ‘can’t quite get the hang’ of a particular stitch/method:

http://www.stitchdiva.com

http://www.KnittingHelp.com

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Learn to do cables WITHOUT a cable needle. It is so much faster to do it this way. Here are two sites that can help you learn this method:
http://www.grumperina.com/cables.htm
http://wendyknits.net/knit/cablelesson.htm

If you’re more of a video person, go to this site and scroll down to
the videos of “Crossing cables with a cable needle” and “Crossing
cables without a cable needle”:
http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/advanced-techniques

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Here are some left handed knitting videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7046rdhRTWU

http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/knit-stitch

http://www.theknittingsite.com/lhknitswf.htm

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Several Nice Pattern Sites

For those of us who don’t knit socks regularly, I give you the “Tube Sock” pattern site!

http://knittingbunny.blogspot.com/2007/04/tulips.html

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Several nice Crochet sites:

http://crochetme.com

http://www.mypicot.com/index.html

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Knit Sites:

http://freepatterns.k1p1keepingyouinstitchesstudio.com/index

http://www.knitting-and.com/knitting/patterns.htm

http://www.pictureandpattern.blogspot.com

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I found an information site that is called “Designing Your Own Scarf
Pattern : http://knittingonthenet.com/learn/designscarf.htm

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Hoping to add to these in the future;

Pam L.